Ways to give

There are a number of ways that you can make a gift to the University which will help and support future students and their learning.

• Make a gift today
• Leave a legacy
• Donate shares
• Tax effective giving
• Giving from outside the UK

If you are a UK taxpayer, you can increase your gift by 25% by giving via Gift Aid. This allows us to reclaim the income tax on your donation. If you are a higher rate taxpayer, you can claim the additional tax above the basic rate on your tax return.

Charitable Status

The University of Reading is a charity. It is an Exempt Charity* (reference X 8145).

The benefits of our charitable status are:

• The University can reclaim tax from the Inland Revenue under the Gift Aid scheme, increasing the value of donations from UK tax payers by a quarter.
• Higher rate tax payers can also qualify for personal tax deductions on donations made to the University.
• The University pays no income tax and inheritance tax on gifts of money or property it receives. A gift made to the University in a Will reduces the tax payable on the estate.
• A gift of stocks and shares made to the University will reduce the donor's income tax liability, and makes the gift exempt from capital gains tax

*Certain charities are 'exempt' from Charity Commission supervision because they are considered to be adequately supervised by, or accountable to, another authority. Although not subject to Charity Commission jurisdiction, an exempt charity is subject to the legal rules generally applicable to charities.

Our Royal Charter number is: RC000665